Game Day 16: vs Islanders

SAINT JOHN - Two teams heading in different directions meet this afternoon at Harbour Station.

The Saint John Sea Dogs, losers of six straight, host the Charlottetown Islanders, winners of six straight, today at 2 p.m. The two teams met on Friday night in Charlottetown with the Isles coming out on top by score of 4-3.

Today's match will be Saint John's final home game until Nov. 21 due to the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge taking over Harbour Station in the coming days.

TV/Radio/Webcast: None/Sea Dogs Radio/QMJHL Live

Records: The Sea Dogs are 2-10-2-1 for seven points (sixth Maritimes, 18th QMJHL) while the Islanders are 9-5-1-0 for 19 points (third Maritimes, sixth QMJHL).

Last games: These two teams met on Friday night in Charlottetown with the Islanders winning 4-3. Nikita Alexandrov, Kevin Gursoy, Daniel Hardie and Keith Getson all scored for Charlottetown while Saint John goals came from James White, Maxim Cajkovic and Yohan Plamondon. Dakota Lund-Cornish made 20 saves in the win. Alex D'Orio made 54 stops in the loss.

2018-19 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 0-2-0-1 against the Islanders this season while Charlottetown is 3-0-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: See above.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Islanders: Forwards Daniel Hardie and Kevin Gursoy.

Islander to watch: With a goal on Friday night, Nikita Alexandrov now has six goals in his past five games.

Random stat: Yohan Plamondon has goals in three straight games. It's the second time this season he has scored in three straight contests.

Notes: Yohan Plamondon leads Saint John in points with 12 and goals with seven... Michael Campoli leads the club in assists with six... Daniel Hardie, Keith Getson and Derek Gentile all lead the Isles in scoring with 14 points... Nikita Alexandrov has a Charlottetown high nine goals... Gentile leads the team in assists with 12... Saint John is 2-5-2-0 at home... Charlottetown is 3-3-0-0 on the road... the Sea Dogs have the league's worst power play with a rating of 12.7%... the Islanders have the second worst power play with a rating of 13%... Gentile has points in six straight games.

Out of town:
Gatineau at Blainville-Boisbriand - 3:00 PM EDT
Acadie-Bathurst at Moncton - 4:00 PM ADT
Rimouski at Québec - 3:00 PM EDT
Drummondville at Sherbrooke - 3:00 PM EDT
Rouyn-Noranda at Val-d'Or - 4:00 PM EDT
Shawinigan at Victoriaville - 4:00 PM EDT

Next game: The Sea Dogs take on the Oceanic in Rimouski this Thursday at 8:30 p.m.